Located along the picturesque Cumberland River, Nashville, Tennessee, is known as Music City USA—boasting the world-famous Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame. Also nicknamed the “Athens of the South,” Nashville is the state capitol and, with a population of over 600,000, the 5th largest city in the Southeastern United States. The city is also home to Vanderbilt University, known colloquially as “Vandy,” a private research university that houses Vanderbilt University Medical Center.